Neoseiulus californicus

spider mites . Although Neoseiulus californicus prefers spider mites it can also feed on other food sources such as other mites, thrips or pollen. This predatory [...] including Two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) . The predatory mite can also feed on other food sources such as other mites, thrips or pollen. Feeding [...] predator of Tetranychid mites, i.e. it prefers to feed on spider mites but can also feed and survive on other prey, including other mites, thrips or pollen.

Pepino mosaic virus

to a non-infected plant, the non-infected plant is also at risk of becoming diseased. This can also occur when objects such as clothing or telephones have [...] tobacco), Datura (e.g. thorn apple) and Physalis (e.g. Physalis floridana ) can also act as a host. Damage symptoms The impact of a PepMV infection for the tomato [...] are more susceptible to quality losses due to PepMV than others and climate also has an impact. In general, when a plant has more stress for whatever reason

Cottony soft rot

General Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, also known as cottony soft root, is a plant pathogenic fungus. It has a very wide range of host plants. Damage symptoms [...] naked eye and look like rat droppings. The symptoms may occur on stems but also on leaves, fruits and pods. Root infection often leads to premature wilting [...] tissue white, fluffy mycelium occurs with new dark sclerotia. The fungus also infects seeds and tubers, thereby creating a source of infection for the

Mottled arum aphid

reduce photosynthesis and also result in an unattractive plant with a much lower market value. Neomyzus circumflexus can also transmit plant viruses. Life [...] attacks many ornamentals , including chrysanthemums, Begonia and Fuchsia, and also sweet pepper. Damage symptoms Large colonies of mottled arum aphids can greatly [...] reduce plant vigour and kill the plant through sucking of plant sap. However, also at lower densities the aphids can damage plants because they produce large

Mealybugs and scales

plants. Fruit and flowers are also fouled, rendering them unfit for sale, and the reduced level of photosynthesis in the leaves also reduces flower and fruit [...] from the damage they cause by sucking plant sap, mealybugs and soft scales also produce honeydew (on which moulds grow) resulting in considerable damage [...] insects mean that they are very well protected against natural enemies and also against synthetic pesticides. Find solutions for mealybugs in your crop Life

Sweet pepper

Capsicum annuum Sweet pepper About The sweet pepper, also referred to as bell pepper or just pepper, is part of a specific group of cultivars that belongs [...] of carotene is even nine times higher in red peppers. Red coloured peppers also contain twice as much vitamin C than green peppers.

Gooseberry

Northwestern Africa, and West, South and Southeast Asia. The gooseberry is also sparsely habituated in various location in North America. The rambling gooseberry [...] high and wide and its fruit, the berries, are mostly green, but there are also red (varying to purple), yellow and white varieties. The wild berries are

Brown soft scale

Coccus hesperidum is very common in tropical and sub-tropical regions and is also a common pest in greenhouses throughout the world. C. hesperidum has many [...] protect the coccids and in turn benefit from a rich food source. The honeydew also quickly becomes infected by sooty moulds which can cover the leaves, flowers [...] darkens as the female ages. The size, shape and characteristics of the female also vary with different host plants. The middle of the scale is always darker

Tomato looper

however, it can also be found in the soil. The pupa has a pale green body, with a dark brown ventral dorsal stripe, but the body can also be entirely brown [...] crucifer, soybean, potato, strawberry, banana, sweet pepper and tomato but also chrysanthemum and geranium. An annual migrant from southern Europe, the golden [...] tomato looper (Chrysodeixis chalcites) is primarily a foliage feeder but it also attacks fruits such as tomato and sweet pepper. Older instars eat through

Powdery mildew

the upper side of the leaf. In severe epidemics in cereals, the ears may also be infected. In pepper, the fluffy colonies occur mostly on the underside [...] yellow spots are noticeable. In case of a severe epidemic, the fluffy colonies also appear on the upper side of the leaves. Many sweet pepper cultivars react [...] and the fungus grows inside the leaf. Later, the conidiophores in this case also protrude from the stomata. Conidia are the main means of dispersal. They